Originally Posted by
bearisgray
I like to think that I am fairly good at figuring out how to assemble most blocks.
But - there are some designs - such as the ones that Judy Niemeyer (and other designers) creates - that it is just simpler to buy the pattern - even if paying for it causes me some pain.
How much time and effort will you put into avoiding actually buying the pattern?
I'm so with you on this topic, bear! And also with Iceblossom. I have only bought and used maybe 3 patterns in my 6 years of quilting because I can simply figure them out or find them free. But good grief--one pattern for a very easy looking baby quilt with various size bricks and pinwheels was my nemesis! After 3 hours of fiddling with the math, I convinced myself that the original pattern writer deserved my 8 bucks for having done the math already--and told me how much of each fabric to buy. I get satisfaction from rewarding other creatives for their time and effort.